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Pennsylvania man sentenced for heroin distribution

For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of West Virginia

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Jewel D. Woods, 19, of McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania, was sentenced in federal court today to 36 months incarceration for distribution of heroin, Acting United States Attorney Betsy Steinfeld Jividen announced. 

Woods admitted that he sold heroin in Harrison County, West Virginia in January 2016. He pled guilty to one count of “Possession with the Intent to Distribute Heroin” in November 2016.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Traci M. Cook prosecuted the case on behalf of the government. The Greater Harrison County Drug and Violent Crime Task Force, a HIDTA-funded initiative, investigated. 

U.S. District Judge Irene M. Keeley presided. 

Updated March 2, 2017

Topic
Drug Trafficking